Recent content by RetiredGuns

I had a front tire that constantly went flat. I just put a tube in and all is good.

I bought a Raptor 42" last year with a military discount making it a pretty good bargain. It has been a great mower and a joy to use. One thing I have always been comfy with is the Kawasaki engine as it runs & sounds great. Just noticed that the 42" & 52" Raptors now come with Kohler 7000...

I purchased a 42" Raptor last spring for $2500 with a military discount. I mowed a 1/2 acre of flat land for about 5 months and it was flawless. I used to own the 1/2 acre next to me as well, but sold it a few years back. The new owner defaulted and let it go. It was cut by the county 2 times a...

After shaving every single day for 20 years while in the Corps, it was not exactly something I enjoyed. Fast forward a few years and I found a way to enjoy shaving again. I got into old fashioned double edge razors, straight razors, brushes, cream and soaps. It's a whole different world than...

I was just outside throwing my Rotty a giant stick over and over when a silver Mercedes SUV stopped in front of my house. I walked up the drive to see what they wanted. A lady rolled down the window and asked me who cut the lawn. She said her husband passed away and they need someone to cut...

I got a good deal on my Raptor with a military discount so I decided to buy a couple add-ons. I installed the heat shield and engine guard. I'm posting for a couple reasons, to show off my mower and for informational purposes. I don't think I was burning my lawn, but I figured the heat shield...

Seems like there is so much equipment failure. Of course I realize that any forum of a specific nature will attract a ton of posts with problems. I also realize that mowers and other landscaping equipment are often used hard and involve a lot of working parts. I read about relatively new...

Always looking for excuses to buy stuff and am wondering if adding arm rests to my Raptor will make it more comfy. I only mow an hour at a time and so far not bad. I need to go to the dealer and sit on one with arm rests and see how they feel. For $109 I can get a seat with arm rests at the...

Been looking at ZTs for about a month now and researched until I had sore fingers. Thought I was settled on a Toro MX, but the Landscape center 4 minutes from my house became a Hustler dealer this Monday. I went and looked at them yesterday and decided to buy a Raptor. Got a 10% military...

Been mowing a tad over a 1/2 acre for 13 years with a lawn tractor and am really thinking about a small ZT. My grass is thick & needs cut every 3 days. My ancient Murray & Cub Cadet have served me well, but watching the neighbor mow with his ZT in half the time has me a bit envious. My tractors...

Been mowing a 1/2 acre with a Cub Cadet LT1042 for the last 10 years and sometimes wish I had a different mower. Neighbor is in the grass business and brings a different ZT home all the time. I see him effortlessly completing his lawn much quicker. To be fair, the CC has not cost me one penny...

Howdy folks, found this site while searching various "grass cutting" things. My name is Steve and I am a retired marine of 20 years, 1 month & 8 days, but who's counting!